Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-09-24

Quite frost this morning. Inc season
of the year "when the leaves begin to
turn" is almost upon US.
]. B. Gunner is doing fine business
in merchant tailoring. because he has such
a fine line to select from.
Peter Odendahl, of Carbon Cliff, was in
the city today. MIR Odendahl proposes
taking in the St Louis fair this year
Kann & Flemming are doing very
fine business, the reason being that their
goods and prices cannot be surpassed.
A handsome Chickering square piano,
for sale or rent, at bargain Inquire of
Ed. Liberknecht. office 1712 Second ave
me.
A P. Hughes, formerly night editor OF
the Davenport Gazette. now with the Ce-
dars Republican, is in the city on visit
to old friends.
Mr. George Heaey. of Newell. Iowa.
was in the city this morning. He is Wis.
iting relatives at his old home in Hamp-
ton.
Mrs. F. II. Nevins and daughter, of
MenOmonie, Wis, are visiting at the resi-
dence of Mrs NeviHs' parents, Mr. and
Mrs J. G. Gansert.
W. C. Fox. who represents Franklin,
MacVeagh & Compsny's well known
brands of cigars, Chicago, is paying his
Rock Island customers a visit today.
This is the weather that makes people
think of warm underwear When you
are ready to buy, why not give Lloyd &
Stewart call, as they have beautiful
line
A thousand new tiesRave been laid on
the Rock Island & Milan street railway
within the last three months, while other
and permanent improvements have been
made.
A. Flemming, of the firm of Kann &
Flemming, leaves for the east next
Wednesday on business On his return
trip he will take in the sights at st.
Louis.
NJ. M. Sturgeon today sold his resi-
| dence property, No. SAG Nineteenth
street. to John E Bahnsen, considera>
ton. 5000. The sale was effected
through Geo W ID Harris.
Mrs. Lucy M. Gray has resigned her
position'as mstron at st. Lukes hospital.
Mrs Gray has proved herself faithful
and efficient matron and the ladies of the
hospital regret the fact she is compelled
by i'll health to give up her charge.
The Northern Illinois Teachers asso-
citation will bold its annual meeting in the
high school at Princeton, Oct eth and
Sth. Smpt. Mack, of Moline, is to read {
paper on manual training. Supt. KEN
BILE and Principal Hatch will probably at
tend.
Mr. Louis May received the distressing
Intelligence thus morning, of the death o
his brother, Mr.. Joseph MAYS. little daugh
ter, Minnie, at Omaha. The body vii
be brought to Rock Island for intermeu
in the Jewish cemetery tomorrow morn
ing.
Aid Howard has had a veterinarr
surgeon from Davenport come over AM
examine his horse, and it appears nov
that the injuries sustained in the runawa,
on the avenue were not so bad as WAS ex
pected, and the horse will recover entire
ly now.
The body of little Clarence Genung. so
of Mr.. and Mrs. J. A Genung, who die
. Thursday night of dlphtheria, wa
shipped TO New Albany. Ind for inter
r ment last evening. The hoy WAS fou
years old and bright child whom every
| body loved. One of Mr. and Mrs. Ge
nuug's other children has the terrihl
. disease.
Bailey Davenport has built stoc
D.. | yard for the convenience Of farmers an
Y butchers on the Milan road near the ol
b fair ground He has put in four to
: scale, erected proper fences fl
: cattle Yards, built sheds and an office
t bountiful supply of good water conven
5 ent. The farmers of the county will q
e doubt Lightly appreciate this convenienc,